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Pelham City Schools Board of Education's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year, Pelham City Schools Board of Education took in $64.2 million and spent $51.9 million.

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Where it comes from

State tax money51%School district taxes27%County and local tax money16%Fees for services (school lunches, school tuition and transportation)3.8%Fines and other2.3%

What stands out

16%

of Pelham City Schools Board of Education's money comes from county and other local tax money.A typical school district with fewer than 5,000 students gets 1.1%.

School district taxes27%

Property tax

27%$17.2 million

Other taxes

<0.1%$3 thousand

What's in other taxesOther taxes not classified elsewhere

Other taxes not classified elsewhere$3 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services3.8%

Fees for services

3.8%$2.5 million

What's in fees for servicesOther school charges; school lunches and 1 more

Other school charges$1.4 million
School lunches$894 thousand
School tuition and transportation$166 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

State tax money51%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state

51%$32.8 million

County and local tax money16%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments

16%$10.3 million

Fines and other2.3%

Interest, rents and other

2.3%$1.5 million

Fines

<0.1%$25 thousand

Where it goes

Schools and colleges98%Interest on debt2.1%Sent to other local governments0.3%

Spending by category100%

Schools and colleges

98%$50.6 million

What's in schools and collegesElementary and secondary schools

Elementary and secondary schools$50.6 million

Interest on debt

2.1%$1.1 million

Sent to other local governments

0.3%$173 thousand

What's in sent to other local governmentsSent to school districts

Sent to school districts$173 thousand

Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

Pelham City Schools Board of Education. U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances, individual unit file.

What this covers. The money of Pelham City Schools Board of Education itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.